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Since Ticketmaster made the announcement and deleted the links to Ticketsnow the number of sales ticket brokers were receiving from Ticketsnow have dropped dramatically.  Some of the ticket brokers we have spoken to have reported up to 75% fewer sales from the time previous to the change.

Maybe some of the bad press is starting to get to them also, but from what we have seen fans are just plain pissed off with the ticket business in general.

So it’s now wonder the Jonas Brothers concerts don’t seem to be selling out as fast as expected, fans these days are mad at the fan clubs as well as Ticketmaster, Ticketsnow and the promoters and many are already staying home from concerts until the prices come down. It’s not just the economy keeping ticket sales down.

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It would seem the economy has caught up with the NCAA basketball tickets, with prices going below face value for some of the games. Particularly hard hit is the NCAA Mens South Regionals at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Ticket prices for Sunday’s game have been going for as low as $25 each, with plenty of tickets available as of Friday.

There are also bargains available for some of the other Regionals as well including the NCAA Mens West Regionals and the NCAA Mens Midwest Regionals

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Find NCAA Mens Final Four Tickets, as always, the Best Seats at the Best Prices with No Hidden Fees!.

There’s intense debate on the internet regarding the reselling of tickets brought on by the recent news of a possible merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster and the problems with Ticketmaster and Ticketsnow. As one of the owners of Preferred Seating Inc and a ticket broker for over 21 years, I have heard it all. In the late 80’s we were called every name in the book and I see a lot of that on the internet now, just not to my face.

Since we started in this business we have seen prices rise for everything we buy on a daily basis; food, gas, housing, cell phones, cars etc. All of these commodities are bought and sold on the open market and very seldom is anything ever said about how much profit is made off of our daily purchases.

But since tickets generally have a price printed on the ticket, many people don’t believe it should be legal to resell tickets. And they forget the Bennie Babies, Cabbage Patch dolls, and anything they may have sold themselves for a profit including the home they live in. Now they declare that tickets are “sacred cows” that should not be resold for a profit.

I found this quote while on one of our frequent excursions to one of the most magical of places, one that has brought some of the most fun families can have together, yet is also known for high prices. That place would be the Lincoln Theater in Disneyland.

When shallow critics denounce the profit motive inherent in our system of private enterprise, they ignore the fact that it is an economic support of every human right we possess and without it, all rights would disappear. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Maybe Walt took some flak for his prices also. We’re in a big world with limited resources and commodities; we all need to decide which ones we want and need and how much we are willing to pay for them. We can’t have everything, and everything has a price.

And I would like to point out, although I fully support the resell of tickets, I believe there is not enough done to keep the tickets out of the hands of brokers and individuals using software to grab seats, and I would assume since Ticketmaster and Live Nation had so many problems selling tickets last year, they don’t want to disrupt the flow right now.

Phish are ready to jam some more after the three day stand at Virginia’s Hampton Coliseum, adding more tour dates through the summer including a return to the Gorge in Washington.

The Hampton shows marked the return of the band from the 2004 break up and the fans were out in force trying to get those coveted tickets. Phish tickets will soon be available for all the added tour dates and remember at Preferred Seating, there ar no hidden fees adde to our Phish Ticket!

June 4 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach
June 5 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach
June 6 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
June 7 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
June 9 – Asheville, NC @ Asheville Civic Center
June 12 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
June 14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
June 16 – St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
June 18 – Burgettstown, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
June 19 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
June 20 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley
June 21 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley
July 30 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 31 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 1 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 2 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 5 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 7 – George, WA @ The Gorge
August 8 – George, WA @ The Gorge
August 11 – Chicago, IL @ Toyota Park
August 13 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 14 – Hartford, CT @ Meadows Music Theater
August 15 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 16 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center

It’s hard for those of us that hear the crap coming out of execs and professionals that have been telling us that the AIG bonuses are necessary to keep quality talent to continue running the company. What I don’t understand is how they can say such things with a straight face.

Most of us were taught common sense at an early age and logically assume bonuses are paid for exceptional work, above and beyond the ordinary. But in the world of AIG and a lot of other corporations we are finding out, bonuses are guaranteed salary, payable even if those receiving them are losers.

Losers because they screwed up, and not just a little screw up, the mother of all screw ups. And for this they demand the bonuses that were put in place last year, when they already knew they had screwed up.

I say we all start taking any money we have invested, held or even companies we do business with, and move to those that don’t pay bonuses for losers and have a fair and equitable pay scale for both employees and executives. And fire all the losers; there are plenty of qualified workers out there now that the losers have screwed up their jobs.